Origin

Native to Europe and West Asia; now cultivated in Himachal Pradesh., Kashmir, Kulu, Kumaon, Assam and in the Nilgiris.

Action:

Bark—anthelmintic, refrigerant, hypnotic, given in intermittent, remittent and bilious fevers.

Leaves—inhibit the growth of a number of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 397.